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From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Award-winning novel in verse, The Crossover. Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In this prequel to Newbery Medal winner The Crossover, Chuck Bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to. A novel in verse with all the impact and rhythm readers have come to expect from Kwame Alexander, Rebound will go back in time to visit the childhood of Chuck "Da Man" Bell during one pivotal summer when young Charlie is sent to stay with his grandparents where he discovers basketball and learns more about his family's past.
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Crossover Series
The Crossover
By: Kwame Alexander
Narrated by: Corey Allen
Length: 2 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. Review Quotes: "This novel in verse is rich in character and relationships. . . . Poet Alexander deftly reveals the power of the format to pack an emotional punch." --"Kirkus, " starred review... Read more »
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Booked
By: Kwame Alexander
Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
Length: 2 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
In this middle grade novel-in-verse by the Newbery Medal-winning and Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning author of "The Crossover," soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage as twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Read more »
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Dave the Villager and Surfer Villager Crossover Crisis, Book Two
By: Dr. Block & Dave Villager
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
Length: 2 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Betrayed and Imprisoned!
Ripped from their home dimensions and tricked into retrieving the Staff of Dominion, Dave, Jimmy and their friends are now imprisoned by the Glitch Queen. Unless they can find a way to defeat her, their home dimensions will soon fall to her tyranny. Can they escape and stop her in time?
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Dave the Villager and Surfer Villager Crossover Crisis, Book One
By: Dr. Block & Dave Villager
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
Length: 2 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Two worlds collide! Two heroes tested!
Because you asked for it, it's finally here: the Dave the Villager and Surfer Villager crossover!
Dave, Jimmy and their friends are brought to a mysterious world against their will. Can they defeat the Glitch Queen and return home to their own universes, or will they be stranded in Glitch World forever?
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Rebound
By: Kwame Alexander
Narrated by: Ron Butler
Length: 3 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Award-winning novel in verse, The Crossover. Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In this prequel to Newbery Medal winner The Crossover, Chuck Bell takes center stage,... Read more »
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